Terence Chiew

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Given that I’m a happiness researcher, you might think I’d strive to help people eliminate unhappiness in their careers. But unhappiness actually serves a crucial function, signaling the need for change, prompting us to switch companies or fields, or even just motivating us to secretly update our …

Many people are stunned to learn that I didn’t meet my chief technology officer in person until 2014 — three years after he started working for me.<p>Hiring key employees you’ve never met face-to-face may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.<p>As the CEO and founder of a remote-based software …

If you’re like me, you often ask yourself how you can get more work done in a day. How can you best boost your productivity? I always assumed that if I could just reduce any stress I was facing, my productivity would rise. But my intuition was, in fact, wrong. It’s true that stress can be a health …

Since I began freelancing just over a year ago, I've had the opportunity to work with nearly a dozen high-growth startups and world-class experts.<p>What's more, I've never had to negotiate for the premium prices I charge for my content marketing services.<p>Because I've done such an effective job of …

Are you, or is someone you know, an individual contributor who wants to move into a management role, either with your current organization or a new one? But, how can you sell yourself as a manager when you’ve never actually been one?<p>The basic fact is that <i>every</i> manager originally lacked professional …

Let me begin this post with a personal confession: Although I’ve talked with many managers about career transitions over the years, I’ve never had a career transition myself until now.<p>For the past 37 years I’ve worked as a management consultant at the same firm I started in straight out of graduate …

Everyone knows what rejection feels like. It’s a universal (and universally disliked) experience, but it’s one that we each experience differently. For the most part, people are pretty good at moving on with their lives — even better than they might guess. Sometimes, though, getting rejected hurts …

The most in-demand industries for freelancers probably aren’t what you’d think, which presents a new challenge for building skills.<p>As the freelance economy continues to grow, a number of industries have emerged as top employers, and they may not be the ones you typically associate with …

Deloitte just launched a study of people challenges in business, Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2016, and the results were striking. Among the 7,000+ companies who responded (in over 130 countries), the #1 issue on leaders minds is “how to redesign our organizational structure” to meet the demands …

Each person's path to wealth may be unique, but there are certain commonalities among the world's richest people.<p>After studying the lives of 177 self-made millionaires over the course of five years, author Thomas C. Corley found that they all shared six traits, which he reveals in his upcoming …

The authors of a recently released book from Harvard Business Review press intensely researched the cultures of companies that excel at employee development. Here's what they learned.<p>Show of hands: Are you doing a second job no one is paying you to do? Namely, are you always trying to mask your …

The head of a large division of a multinational corporation was running a meeting devoted to performance assessment. Each senior manager stood up, reviewed the individuals in his group, and evaluated them for promotion. Although there were women in every group, not one of them made the cut. One …

<i>This article originally appeared on Completed Thoughts.</i><p>I feel fortunate to be able to say that most of the time I feel happy and calm, and that is for many reasons. However, this was not always the case and there is one short little phrase which played a major role in transforming my life.<p><b>This</b> …

It was the last morning of a mindfulness retreat I was leading. I was getting ready for our final practice and closing circle when the distress call came in.<p>A guest had gone for an early-morning walk on the beach and had come across a very large aquatic creature that had recently been stranded. It …

Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p><i>This article originally published on March 15, 2016.</i><p>Despite popular belief, it is possible to have the best day ever <i>every single day</i>. Achieving such a feat is accomplished by reevaluating the way you react to your environment and the ways …

When Howard Schultz initially proposed to buy Starbucks from its founders, the chain had three stores; he had a plan to expand to 150 stores. Today Starbucks has more than 22,000 stores and is now opening in Italy — a lifelong dream for Schultz.<p>When Leslie Wexner opened his first store, he hoped he …

The business world is abuzz with mindfulness. But perhaps you haven’t heard that the hype is backed by hard science. Recent research provides strong evidence that practicing non-judgmental, present-moment awareness (a.k.a. mindfulness) changes the brain, and it does so in ways that anyone working …

In order to reduce employee churn, you have to understand what it is that might be making your employees want to leave.<p>Think your employees are in it for the long haul? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there's an expiration date on how long your team will stick around. As of last …

Savvy executives know that interview questions like, "What's your biggest strength?" and, "What's your biggest weakness?" aren't as telling as they seem.<p>That's why they steer clear of these cliché queries and instead ask more meaningful ones.<p>Many of the most successful execs have their one favorite …